[Stones] Diet to Prevent Bladder Stones

[craftergirl at aol.com]

Hi:? I just recently signed up for this mailing list (didn't even know about bladder stones until about a month ago).? I've been feeding my piggie, Harley, parsley everyday ever since I adopted?him last November.? He also gets, cucumbers, red peppers, carrots, celery, pea pods, corn, oranges, apples, and blue berries.? I rotate the veggies and fruit, but the parsley has been his mainstay.? He gets fed 3 times a day.? (He demands it.)? He also gets fed Oxbow pellets, a variety of Oxbow hay, and vitamin C tablets.? Now after reading up on oxylates, calcium, etc. in foods, I don't know what to feed him.? I've started giving him the pre-packaged baby spring greens mix from the grocery store, but that may be bad for him too.?? I've looked at the chart at Guinea Pig Lynx, but don't understand all the ratio stuff.? So far I don't think Harley suffers from stones, but his current diet doesn't look like something I want to continue on with or he will be getting stones.

I thought about getting some dried cranberries and giving him some everyday, but I see from previous posts that maybe that won't help with bladder stones.? A local woman that rescues guinea pigs told me that her vet told her of a case where?a pig had a stone and was scheduled for surgery.? The owner decided to give a little lemon juice in the pigs water a few days before the surgery and when the vet took another x-ray to?check on the location of the stone--it was gone.? Supposedly the lemon juice had disolved the stone.? Has anyone else heard of lemon juice helping get rid of stones?

What is a good daily diet of leafy greens, veggies, fruits that I can feed him that won't cause bladder stones. ?Also what amounts should be fed per feeding.?? Any help on this would be much appreciated.? Thank you.

Muriel
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